Consumer perceptions of information helpfulness and determinants of purchase intention in online consumer reviews of services

Information & Management - Tập 55 Số 8 - Trang 956-970 - 2018
Raffaele Filieri1,2, Fraser McLeay3, Bruce Tsui4, Zhibin Lin5
1Audencia Business School, Marketing Department, 8 Route de la Jonelière, 44312, Nantes, France
2Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, 5 Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SE, UK
3University of Sheffield Management School, Conduit Rd, Sheffield S10 1FL
4Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
5Durham University Business School, Millhill Ln, Durham DH1 3LB, UK

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